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Seeing benches adorned with flowers and birds around Fredericton? Here’s why
Artists with the Multicultural Association of Fredericton are painting municipal benches and trash cans as part of a city beautification project, and the theme is nature.
#art #city #beautification #nature #Fredericton
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6624589?cmp=rss

#Beautification work at #ChennaiAirport’s #domesticterminal likely to be completed by the end of next month
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/beautification-work-at-chennai-airports-domestic-terminal-likely-to-be-completed-by-the-end-of-next-month/article69108680.ece

So here it is, my #ElastomericRespirator with #MaskHack1 (#humidification) and #MaskHack2 (#amplification), plus bonus #beautification of the lurid magenta P100 filters by using blue fabric slipcovers.

Hope these ideas help folks who might be facing similar challenges when using respirators! 🙂

30/fin

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A hacked 3M 6500-series elastomeric mask with blue slipcovers covering magenta P100 filters.

The interior of the mask has a silicone lipstick protector cut to shape holding a folded square of disposable paper towel for humidification, as well as two earbuds threaded into place at each side of the mouth.

None of this interferes with the operation of the respirator.

Earbuds are wired, connected to a small blue amplifier/speaker on an adjustable neck lanyard.

We are reframing ecosystems as infrastructure

"Living landscapes are a form of infrastructure in the sense that forests, for example, clean our water and our air."

"...It is not enough simply to restore natural systems to their former condition. “There is no ‘pure nature’ that’s outside of us, untouched up there in the foothills somewhere...We’ve ‘made’ the world what it is already, so now we need to take a very, very strong hand in the remaking. … A big part of climate adaptation may simply be unbuilding what we’ve already built.”

"A big part of climate adaptation may simply be unbuilding what we’ve already built. Rather than thinking of design as something merely additive or “beautifying,” we need to think about undoing our environmental mistakes, like damming rivers, bulkheading our shorelines, and concretizing streams. We need to start making room for rivers and floods."

"What we are trying to do is integrate many local projects into a larger-scale systemic approach, into a larger-scale resilience plan."
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https://e360.yale.edu/features/kate-orff-interview
#extinction #biodiversity #nature #restore #depave #RegenerativeDesign #MobilityDesign #ReFraming #beautification #rivers #floods #NativeForests #transition #resilience #ClimateEmergency

First phase of #beach #beautification in #Chennai to be completed in #February2024
The project will roll out next month to improve public access to open spaces and create a harmonious beachfront city.
But residents want officials to restore the damaged infrastructure in wards along the beaches instead of merely focussing on promoting tourism
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/first-phase-of-beach-beautification-to-be-completed-in-february-next/article67421291.ece